The Measure of Online Disinhibition (MOD): Assessing perceptions of reductions in restraint in the online environment
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Highlights：
• Two studies developed and validated the Measure of Online Disinhibition (MOD).
• The MOD overcomes many limitations within existing online disinhibition measures.
• Increases in internet and social media use significantly predicted greater MOD.
• Higher MOD increased reported engagement in positive and negative online behaviors.
• Higher MOD predicted decreases in flourishing, an indicator of well-being.
摘要
•Two studies developed and validated the Measure of Online Disinhibition (MOD).•The MOD overcomes many limitations within existing online disinhibition measures.•Increases in internet and social media use significantly predicted greater MOD.•Higher MOD increased reported engagement in positive and negative online behaviors.•Higher MOD predicted decreases in flourishing, an indicator of well-being.
论文关键词：Online disinhibition,Internet,Social media,Assessment,Individual differences,Scale development
论文评审过程：Received 19 March 2020, Revised 10 August 2020, Accepted 27 August 2020, Available online 31 August 2020, Version of Record 6 September 2020.
论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2020.106534
